local Parent = require "birb.modules.gui.elements.parent"
local LinkedElement = Parent:extend()

function LinkedElement:new(name, x, y, w, h, object, varName)
    LinkedElement.super.new(self, name, x, y, w, h)
    self.object = object
    self.variables = {}
    self:addVariable(varName, "main")
end

function LinkedElement:addVariable(varName, internalName)
    internalName = internalName or varName
    self.variables[internalName] = varName
end

function LinkedElement:getVariableContent(varName)
    varName = varName or "main"
    return self.object[self.variables[varName]]
end

return LinkedElement